William



@uitrit gisten strnt 'fitte WILLIAM C. l-lAltli-lS, A. ROBERT RG'Slllh/IAN, AND 'HUBBIL B. ,HUTCHINS 0F` PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANA'.

Letters Patent No. 74,530 dated February/.18, 18.68,

IMPROVEMENT IN UARRIAGES FOR ADVERTISING.

TO ALL lVHOM 1T. MAY CONCERN':`l Y

Be it known that lwe, WILLIAM C. Hamers, A. ROBERT RosnMAN, and' Hunnrn BQ H'Uronms, of. the city oi Philadelphia, in rthe `State of Pennsylvania, have'invented a neiviand useful Improvement in Panoramic AAdvertising-Carriages; 'and we do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and'exact description ofthe construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had toV the accompanying drawings, making a part of this speeiiicatiomin 'which- I I Figure 1 is avperspcctive'view ot'one of the said improved carriages, and

'Figure 2 a plane view of the same, having its roof or cover removed therefrom-- Like letters ofreferenceindicating the same parts when in both figures.

The nature of our invention .consists substantially, as hereinafter described, inothecombined arrangement of a long, semi-ftransparent band or canvas curtain with advertisements-thereon, and being adapted for being easily moved by the driver around the outside of a large supportingskeleton-frame on wheels, so that it can bedran'n or driven through the streets vof al town, and having also within it lamps for illuminating-thecanvas band, so' that -the series of advertisements thereon may be successively and distinctly displayed, either .at Vnight Yorfin the daytime.

Referring to the drawings, Bisithe frame or body of the carriage, and G the'panoramicror travelling- Y band,.with sundry advertisements thereon@ The frame A. B has a close bottom or platform, e, which rests upon ordinary wheels, (indicated by the faintl-ines 1:21,) and supports, by ymeans of fixed posts, 'b' b', a semi-transparent root` or cover, a. Near eachcorner of the frame A B there is 'a vertical friction-roller, b, and also two, 6 bl, near the middle of the front end of," the frame A B, in contact withwhieli six-rollers thepanoramic band C is supported and moved. The two ends of the band C are fastened respectively to Vtwo vertical rollers, li4l b4, arranged within the frame, or near its front end, so that-the said .band C can be` taken up and given opt by them alternately as it is drawn byone of them aroundthe outside ofthe car or carriage in contact with thefrictigm-4 rollers b( 6'", The rollers b4* b" are each connected, by means of a grooved pulley, el, on its upper end, and aV cord, e, toa grooved'pulley, f, near each side of the drivers seat,^and` to each of these latter pulleys f f a knobd handle, vg, is attached, so that the driver can thereby cause either of the rollers bfbfto rotate an'd'wind around -it the band C, thus drawing-it from the one 'ollerb tothe other, around the outside of the frame A B, in cons tact With'the friction-rollers b r.

The band'C is made of muslin, or other suitable semi-transparent fabric, and has the various advertisements or show-cards painted on or attached theretoLsofas to be readily seen and read or understoodby the public as the carriage is drawn through the streets. The roof or cover a is also made of a semijtransparerltfabric, and thc advertisements painted on or attached in the same manner and for the samepurpose.

Within the frame'or body A B, two or more lamps, 't t, are secured,.and lighted at night, so that the whole of the advertisements which may be on'the roof,`and successively those on the sides and ends of the carriage,V canbe illuminated thereby, andl distinctly road or understood at night.

The movement of the band C` is effected by the driver, who, taking hold of the knob g of one of the pulleys f f, and rotatingthe latter, thus causes the `roller 6^* with which it is connected to draiv the band C gradually oil' ofthe opposite roller b* and around the frame A B; and whenthe band C hasthus been unwound from one roller b4, he operates theother pulley f in the samemanner, and thus transfers thebandC back to the other roller. l Y Y It will be seen' that this panoramic advertising-carriage will give a more public and varied'displa-y of adverA tisernents than any other device of the class heretofore lmade for the purpose.

Weare aware that small panoramic advertisingcases or boxes have been made and put into hotels and cars, andI that stationaryadvertisements have been exhibited upon the opaque sides and eudsof cars and carriages, and also upon illum'inatedportalile banners or lanterns; therefore we do not desire to claim'either of these devices; but having fully described our improvement,

What We claim as onrririventomfand desire to secure by Letters l't'atent is confined to the followingfvi'z: We claim alarge-skeleton frame, having lamps enclosed thereinand being supported onwheels or runners,y

so that if; can be drawn or driven like-., carriage or car throughthe `streets; of a town, and"hvzivug also a. long semi-transparent advertising-band or caqvasl cmjtain 'arranged aroundV-the ousde of" the said frame, so that Ait; can be ineved by the driverv as u. panoramic crtain, the whole being constructed, arranged, and operated' as herein descibed endv set forth, for the purpose speied.

' WM. C. HARRIS'.

A. ROBERTROSEBMN, HUBBIL B. HUTOHNS.

. Witnesses: v

BENJ. MolirsoN, SAMUEL MAC. 

